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Atlassian vulnerability linked to GAO data breach, CGI Federal says
CISA issued an alert on the vulnerability impacting the Atlassian tool in October of last year.
Some 6,600 current, former employees impacted in January GAO data breach
The breach, which also included some companies doing business with GAO, may further galvanize concerns about the federal government’s ability to defend itself from cyber intrusions.
DHS inventory of AI systems for cybersecurity is ‘not accurate’, oversight report says
The report calls on the DHS to better verify its AI inventory submissions and for CISA to develop AI cybersecurity progress metrics.
Agencies are losing out on software savings, GAO finds
Agencies don’t have the right data and aren’t always checking to make sure they’re not over- or under-purchasing software licenses, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
GSA, OMB lag on FedRAMP improvements, GAO finds
The congressional watchdog wants agencies to streamline the cloud approval process.
State's cyber bureau has ‘raised the U.S. profile on cyber globally,’ watchdog says
The Government Accountability Office said the creation of the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy in 2022 has “helped to better position State to achieve its cyber diplomacy goals.”
Agencies’ FISMA implementation is still ‘mostly ineffective,’ watchdog says
The Government Accountability Office found that less than half of surveyed federal agencies had compliant security programs and called for improved performance metrics.
TMF’s planned cost savings have been ‘minimal’ in reality, GAO finds
The original intent of the revolving fund anticipated repayments on finished projects replenishing the pool for new ones. In reality, such repayments have been slow and slim.
Agencies have over 1,200 AI uses planned or in operation, watchdog finds
The massive GAO report found that some agencies — like NASA and the Department of Commerce — have made major investments in artificial intelligence, while others struggled to meet federal requirements.
GAO to release landmark AI report
The report provides a baseline for the use of artificial intelligence across major non-defense federal agencies and how they are meeting existing requirements.
20 federal agencies miss deadline for implementing cyber incident tracking requirements, watchdog says
The Government Accountability Office found that just three federal agencies were in compliance with the Office of Management and Budget’s advanced cyber event logging requirements.
Here’s what drove a 22% spike in bid protests this year
A single contract garnered more than 350 protests.
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